Bhubaneswar: Weightlifter from Odisha Jyoshna Sabar won a bronze medal on the opening day of the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania.
Competing in the women’s 40kg event, 14-year-old Jyoshna had a combined lift of 115kg (53kg in snatch and 62kg in clean & jerk) as she came third Saturday night.
Jyoshna secured silver in the snatch section but was sixth in the clean and jerk category in the seven-lifter field.
Apart from Jyoshna, Dhanush Loganathan also won a bronze medal. He lifted a total weight of 200kg (88 kg+112 kg) to finish third behind Filipinos Prince K Delos Santos and Eron Borres in the men’s 49kg event. The 16-year-old bagged a silver medal in the snatch category.
Notably, lifters between the age of 13 and 17 are eligible for youth competitions.
Medals are awarded separately for ‘snatch’, ‘clean & jerk’, and ‘total lift’ in continental and world championships, while just one medal for ‘total lift’ is conferred in the Olympic Games.
PNN & Agencies